Mitten.



Patented Aug. I, I899. V. A. SCOTT.

M I TT E N (Application filed May 1, 1899.)

(No Model.)

Inventor. a; 020% witnesse i %M Attorney.

UNrrnn STATES PATENT QF ICE.

VIRGIL A. SCOTT, OF NORVICII, NE\V YORK.

MlTTEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 630,078, dated August 1, 1899.

Application filed May 1,1899. Serial No. 715,141. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Beit known that LVIRGIL A. Soor'r, of Norwich, in the county of Ghenango, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mittens, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,is a full,clear,and exact descrip tion.

My invention relates to mittens and gloves; and the object is to provide a more durable and serviceable article of this natureT In the ordinary process of the manufacture of mittens having seams joining the parts to gether the welt was separate from the protecting-strip, which strip covered the seam joining the parts of the mitten together and the protecting-strip did not have its edges turned in or under, and therefore presented raw rough edges, which soon became worn beyond the stitches near the edge, which released the protecting-strip and soon rendered the mitten useless or at least undesirable. This objection is overcome by my invention, which consists in turning in and under one or both of the edges of the protecting-strip and securing said turned edge or edges by inseams or, as sometimes termed, blind seams. If only one edge is turnedin,itshould be the edge which would naturally receive the greatest wear. While the welt in the main seam may be separate from the protectingstrip or stay, it is preferably made a part of the same, as shown in several figures of the drawings, so that the welt and protector are integral or in one strip.

In the drawings hereto annexed and for1ning a part of this specification, Figure 1 shows the palm side of the mitten; Fig. 2, an edge view of the same. Figs. 3 mentary and sectional views of seams wherein the welt and protecting-strip are integral, and Fig. 5 shows a sectional View of a seam wherein the welt is a separate strip.

Referring specifically to the drawings, A is the palm or inner side of the mitten, to which is joined the thumb O, and B is the back or outer side. These parts are stitched together by a seam a on the inner side, as usual, the edges being turned inward. In Figs. 3 and the outer edge of the welt D in the seam a is extended or the strip of cloth or skin formand at are fraging the welt is of sufficient width to allow one side thereof to be turned to one side'of the seam and secured to the part A by an inseam I). Then said strip is folded over upon itself, so that its free edge will lie upon the part B,when it is stitched down,with or without having the edge turned in and under, by stitching e. In Fig. 3 the raw edge is shown exposed, and in Fig. i it is turned in before it is stitched down.

If only one side of the strip is turned in or folded, this side (lettered e in the drawings) is preferably that joined to or turned toward the part A, for this edge receives more wear. If desirable, the side having the inseam b may be provided with a second row of stitching cl, extending through the three plies, as shown in Fig. 3. The protector or protecting side of the welt D is lettered D.

The construction shown in Fig. 5 is sub stantially the same as that shown in Fig. 3, with the exception that the welt D and pro tecting portion are separate from each other, forming two strips.

It will be obvious that the rows of stitching may be increased,if desired, without departing from my invention.

Having described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As an article of manufacture, a mitten or glove comprising front and back parts joined together by a seam, said seam being provided with a welt having its outer edge extended and folded upon itself to form a protecting-strip covering the said seam, said fold lying on the said front part, and the edge of the strip on the said back part, the strip being joined to the parts by lines of stitching, substantially as described.

2. As an article of manufacture, a mitten or glove comprising the front and back parts joined together by a seam, said seam being provided with a welt having its outer edge extended and folded upon itself on the front part and secured thereto by an inseam, and the free edge secured to the back part by a line of stitching, the extended portion of the welt thus covering the seam between the front and back parts and forming a protecting. ri a substantially as described.

3. As an article of manufacture, a mitten or glove comprising the front and back parts joined together by a seam, said seam being provided with a welt having its outer edge extended and folded upon itself on the front part and secured thereto by an inseam, and

the free edge folded under and secured to the back part by a line of stitching, the extended portion of the Welt thus covering the seam between the front and back parts and form- I0.

ing a protecting-strip, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

VIRGIL A. SCOTT. [L. 8.] Witnesses:

A. BILLINGS PAOKER, Gno. A. THOMAS. 

